• S.B. receives grant funding through Bikeways Program

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Bikers will soon be able to ride the rails in South Brunswick. The township was recently awarded $260,000 by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) through its Bikeways Program to help fund the completion of the township’s Freedom Trail bikeway, which runs from Kingston to Dayton.…

  • Learn to navigate heart-healthy lifestyle

    Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) will present “Matters of the Heart 2011: The Journey to a Heart Healthy Lifestyle,” a National Heart Month event designed to educate men and women about prevention, warning signs and treatment for heart disease and stroke. This free event, featuring “Today” show nutritionist and The New York Times bestselling…

  • Exercise lecture at senior center Feb. 23

    On Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 10:30 a.m., the South Brunswick Senior Center, Route 522, will host a lecture on exercise and health. TwinBoro Physical Therapy will present the lecture. Learn how just a few simple moves may change your life. This lecture is open to township residents age 55 and over. Call 732-329-4000, ext. 7670,…

  • N.B. Woman’s Club fundraiser Feb. 23

    The North Brunswick Woman’s Club will sponsor a restaurant fundraiser at the T.G.I. Friday’s located at 993 Route 1 south, North Brunswick, on Feb. 23. When diners present the flier to their server, the Woman’s Club will receive 20 percent of the sale (pre-tax). All proceeds to be used for Gilda’s House and other charities.…

  • N.B. moving toward a BJ’s Wholesale Club on Rt. 1

    Settlement agreement allows a large retail establishment to occupy building shell BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A BJ’s Wholesale Club could be coming to Route 1 and Commerce Boulevard. The issue dates back to 1997, when an original application for a supermarket by a subsidiary of Prestige Properties was approved; the building…

  • ‘Leaving a Legacy’ lecture set for Feb. 24

    On Feb. 24, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the South Brunswick Senior Center, located on Route 522, Sylvia Weiser will present a lecture on “Leaving a Legacy.” This is not about how much money you leave for your children; it is about how you live your life and how you will be remembered. American…

  • Man who works in So. Brunswick charged in kidnapping plot

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A man who works in Monmouth Junction has been accused of facilitating a kidnapping plot last year, according to a grand jury indictment handed down by the United States District Court, District of New Jersey, in Newark, on Feb. 10. Beginning in September 2010, Jayen I. Patel, 40, sought others to conduct…

  • NBTHS student fatally injured in motor vehicle accident

    NORTH BRUNSWICK — A motor vehicle accident claimed the life of a student from North Brunswick Township High School on Feb. 8. Susan Quabeck, 17, of North Brunswick, was driving on Route 130 south in the slow lane near Quarry Lane around 1:30 p.m. She had attempted to change into the middle lane, according to…

  • New Jersey welcomes all types of creatures of comfort

    Super Pet Expo caters to those with fur, fins and scales BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Julianne Powers of Edison holds Lily steady for a portrait artist during the Super Pet Expo at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center in Edison on Feb. 12. SCOTT FRIEDMAN The fur was flying in Edison last weekend,…

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